One thing a non-American may notice about this country is that the art of conversation is not abound as one might think.

Take morning pleasantries for example. It goes a little something like this:

Person #1
“hey, how are you?”

Person #2
“good, how are you?”

Person #1
“good”

And there you have it - the extent of the morning “hellos” - thank god I haven’t succumb to this meaningless tattle in the a.m. as I sip my coffee…